Arizona Hospital Rankings & Safety Report

zReports Research Institute · Updated September 2026

Bythe zReports Healthcare Research Team · zReports Research Institute Data sourcezReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.09 Facilities analyzed108 Government sourcesthe state's licensing authority Last updatedSeptember 2026 MethodologyConsumer Z Score™ · Database v2026.09

Arizona has 108 active licensed hospitals on the state's public file. zReports analyzed CMS Hospital Compare general information and quality data to produce a records layer grade for every one, the government's own verdicts, mapped through one fixed rule. No facility can pay to change a score, and the grade is free.

Key findings

108active licensed hospitals across 53 Arizona cities appear on the state's public file.
82.4%hold an A or B records layer grade, while 1 carry a D or F.
81.1is the statewide average records layer score across all graded hospitals.
Phoenixis the highest-scoring larger city (22 facilities, average score 82.1).
Phoenixhas the most licensed hospitals in the state (22).

Key statistics

StatisticValue
Active licensed hospitals108
Cities covered53
Statewide average records layer score81.1
Grade A facilities71 (65.7%)
Grade B facilities18 (16.7%)
Grade C facilities18 (16.7%)
Grade D facilities1 (0.9%)
Facilities with a clean record (no deficiencies on file)108 (100%)
Serious (high severity) findings on the record0
Moderate findings on the record0
General Acute Care Hospital69
Psychiatric Hospital21
Critical Access Hospital17
Children'S Hospital1

By city

Phoenix (22)Tucson (10)Mesa (7)Scottsdale (5)Prescott (4)Chandler (3)Glendale (3)Gilbert (3)Yuma (2)Flagstaff (2)Bullhead City (2)Goodyear (2)Parker (2)Surprise (2)Cottonwood (1)Casa Grande (1)Sierra Vista (1)Kingman (1)Sun City (1)Show Low (1)Lake Havasu City (1)Ft. Defiance (1)Tuba City (1)Sells (1)Chinle (1)Sun City West (1)Whiteriver (1)Oro Valley (1)Fort Mohave (1)Queen Creek (1)Apache Junction (1)Laveen (1)Sahuarita (1)Maricopa (1)Kayenta (1)Wickenburg (1)Benson (1)Willcox (1)Page (1)Polacca (1)Sacaton (1)Ganado (1)Winslow (1)Bisbee (1)Nogales (1)Globe (1)Springerville (1)Payson (1)Safford (1)Peridot (1)Lakeside (1)Tempe (1)Avondale (1)

Statewide top 25

#1 Mayo Clinic Hospital Phoenix · A

#2 Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert · A

#3 Honorhealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Ctr Scottsdale · A

#4 Phoenix Va Medical Center Phoenix · A

#5 Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction · A

#6 Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital Mesa · A

#7 Va S. Arizona Healthcare System Tucson · A

#8 Va Northern Arizona Healthcare System Prescott · A

#9 Verde Valley Medical Center Cottonwood · A-

#10 Flagstaff Medical Center Flagstaff · A-

#11 St Josephs Hospital And Medical Center Phoenix · A-

#12 Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler · A-

#13 Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center Show Low · A-

#14 Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale · A-

#15 Banner-University Medical Center South Campus Tucson · A-

#16 City Of Hope Cancer Center Phoenix Goodyear · A-

#17 Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix · A-

#18 Banner Payson Medical Center Payson · A-

#19 Honorhealth Tempe Medical Center Phoenix · A-

#20 Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Ft. Defiance · A-

#21 Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation Tuba City · A-

#22 Sells Hospital Sells · A-

#23 Phoenix Indian Medical Center Phoenix · A-

#24 Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility Chinle · A-

#25 Arizona Spine And Joint Hospital Mesa · A-

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Methodology

The free grade on this page contains zero zReports judgment: it maps the state's own published licensing and enforcement verdicts through one fixed rule, applied identically to every hospital in America. Where the record and public reputation diverge, a highly reviewed facility with serious findings on file, the paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ surfaces it through the composite Consumer Z Score™ and our published ten point methodology. Facilities are never contacted and cannot pay to change a score. Read the full methodology →

About hospital licensing in Arizona

Hospitals in Arizona are overseen by the state's licensing authority, whose certification, inspection, and quality-reporting data is published on the public record. This page is computed from CMS Hospital Compare general information and quality data, the government’s own filings, not reviews or advertising.

Frequently asked questions

How many hospitals are there in Arizona?

Arizona has 108 active licensed hospitals on the state's public file, across 53 cities. Every one has a free records layer grade on zReports.

Which Arizona city has the most hospitals?

Phoenix, with 22 licensed hospitals, followed by Tucson (10) and Mesa (7).

How are Arizona hospital grades calculated?

The free records layer grade contains zero zReports judgment. It maps the government's own published verdicts, CMS Hospital Compare general information and quality data, through one fixed rule, applied identically to every hospital in the country. The paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ adds the composite Consumer Z Score™, which audits the record against public reputation through our published ten point methodology.

Why can a facility with 5-star reviews have a low grade?

Reviews and records are different surfaces. Reviews reflect what visitors chose to write, and can be managed by the business. Inspection and enforcement records are filed by the state, are mandatory, and cannot be edited by the facility. When the two diverge, the record is the surface worth checking. That divergence is exactly what zReports was built to surface.

How often are these rankings updated?

Rankings refresh whenever Arizona republishes its licensing data; facility pages carry the records-verified date for each provider. This page was generated from the current file as of September 2026.

Can a facility pay to change its score?

No. Facilities are never contacted, never notified, and cannot pay to be listed, delisted, or re-scored. zReports has no business relationship with any facility it grades, independence is the product.

Data Provenance

This report was generated from the zReports Consumer Records Database™, a continuously updated database that normalizes official government licensing, inspection, enforcement, ownership, and safety records across multiple federal and state agencies. Every statistic in this report is traceable to its originating public record. Facilities cannot pay to alter scores, rankings, or findings.

Data source: zReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.09 · Built from: CMS Provider Data Catalog · HHS OIG Exclusions List (LEIE) · Public consumer review signals (audited, never trusted, in the composite Consumer Z Score™) · Proprietary Consumer Z Score™ methodology · Updated: September 2026

Cite this report

APA, zReports Research Institute. (2026). Arizona Hospital Rankings & Safety Report (v2026.09). zReports.org. https://zreports.org/rankings/hospital/az

MLA, zReports Research Institute. “Arizona Hospital Rankings & Safety Report.” zReports.org, v2026.09, September 2026, zreports.org/rankings/hospital/az.

Plain, Arizona Hospital Rankings & Safety Report, zReports Research Institute, v2026.09, updated September 2026, zreports.org/rankings/hospital/az

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